PTI
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought central assistance in combating an outbreak of diarrhoea in Odisha’s Rourkela, where over 1,500 cases have been reported in the past one week. At least six persons have died due to diarrhoea in the city during this period, officials said.
“The severity of the outbreak of diarrhoea in Rourkela and the potential risk it poses to public health is alarming. The disease is suspected to be caused by water contamination, leading to severe health complications among the affected populace,” Pradhan on Wednesday said in a letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
“Keeping in mind the welfare of the people of Rourkela and nearby areas, I seek your personal intervention in immediate facilitation of central assistance to Rourkela and other affected areas in Odisha, for controlling and addressing the outbreak,” said Pradhan, the Union Education minister.
